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All excellent advice. Thank you to all. I visited Readers as they are local to me in SE Mass. Nice low overhead (i.e. warehouse) operation. Stacks and stacks of exotic hardwoods. However, they have only a small quantity of Teak and are not looking to sell short/cut pieces. They recommended Afromosia...

The slide rails on my '78 CD 25 have seen better days (cracked, lost teak, etc.). I have been looking on-line for teak suppliers. One plank of teak to work from will cost me $400. Does anyone have a new teak supplier (whether on-line or in the Northeast) they would recommend? Or a source of used teak?

Most helpful. Thanx Fred.

Fred, Thank you for your experience (sorry you had them). But forgive my ignorance. I assume the West Marine product acts as the filler, the Interlux Inter Protect is a water/moisture barrier before applying the final gelcoat layer? Will West Marine tell me their product is not a water/moisture barr...

Jim/Rmatthew, My aft portholes (the longer ones) have leaked a little since I bought my same 78 CD25. I have always planned to pull them out and seal them. Jim if you know, and Rmatthew if you experienced, what is the construction of the portholes? Do they just slip into a similarly sized hole in th...

I know this is an old post but I have had to deal with this for a while on my 78 CD25. I was told they came new with a 7.5 hp, 2-stroke Merc. This fit in the motor well because the 2-stroke engine head was small enough. I bought it used with a 15 hp, 2-stroke Merc. You couldn't rotate it so I had to...

Last year, while sailing into my mooring during an usually low tide, I hit a very small isolated section of ledge barely noticeable on charts that likely never was less than 4 ft. deep. I watched the bilge for any water and checked the hull (inside and out) for damage. No evidence of damage noted so...

I have found a few small tears in my jib (1/4-in.). I want to repair it myself. What sail repair tape (or pre-cut patches, preferably) does anyone recommend? I do not want this repair to fail. The counter person at West Marine indicated their tape did not last forever (I found that to be a poor excu...

Thank you for the reply. Interesting. Was the ladder flat against the mast. If it was, how did you secure the ladder near the top before scaling it. Or did you scale the ladder, holding the mast all the way, then tie the ladder at the top? However, this will work to inspect the spreader connection a...

I have not messaged here for some time. I need to do some maintenance on my spreader bars. Does anyone know the dimension from the mast base to the spreader bars for my CD-25? The Technical Information in my CD Owner's Manual (I believe copies are contained in this CD website) gives dimensions for &...

Looking tO purchase 25D factory no. 79, 1982. Last known registered in Oregon 2014. Please provide any information on whereabouts appreciated.

Thanx Steve. This is probably more effort than I wish to perform. I commend you on your effort.

I am revisiting a topic from 10 years ago regarding crazing (spider cracks) on the hull of my CD25. Back then, the favorite answer to that question for deck crazing was Capt. Tolley's. But this crazing is on the hull where these products may run before they have set. Is there another product I can u...

Thank u Cathy

Thank you. I will try it